Anya gazes

Grey Sheep

anyagazesdesigns

Location

chicago / united states

University

savannah college of art and design

Graduation year

2024

Main Manufacturing Countries

united states

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Anya Gazes is a womenswear designer specializing in eveningwear and couture. She is from Chicago with a B.F.A. in Fashion Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Specializing in designing 'emotional clothing,' Anya seeks to explore storytelling through how we experience the world depending on what we wear and the character that our clothes allow us to put on. She is inspired by the reciprocal action that clothing has, as it positively impacts the wearer but also the viewer. Anya is inspired by the mood that color, texture, and shape in the world around us can create, and how to capture that feeling in a garment.

Latest Collection

femme finale

This collection is a response to my research into the femme fatale character trope, how it’s an idea of women catered towards men— only strong enough to tempt men but not to overcome them. The Femme Finale is strong entirely for herself, and is a product of female creation and vision, not of male fantasy and desire. This collection is inspired by real women, the process we go through to empower and protect ourselves everyday, creating an alter ego as we do so. I wanted to take this alter ego and turn her into a character, and then create a collection for her. This collection represents untouchable female strength, the juxtaposition between hard and soft, danger and beauty. These garments are meant to elevate and protect the female body.